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J. s. JUAREZ.

AUTOMOBILE DIRECTION INDICATOR. APPLICATION FILED IAN. 6.1915- 1,195,476. PzqentedAug. 22,1916.

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AUTOMOBILE DIRECTION INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- 6,}915. l, 195,4:76. Patented Aug. 22,1916.

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JOSE sauonnz Joanna, or Mexico, Mexico.

AUTOMOBILEDIRECTION-INDICATOR.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, .Josr': SANCHEZ J UAREZ, acitizen of the- United States "of Mexico, residing at 23 Amazonas street, Mexico city,

in the'Federal District and State of Mexico,

Mexico, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Automobile Direction- Indicators, of whichthe following is a specification. I

This invention relates to signals for automobiles and similar vehicles, and more particularly to'that type of-signal carried by the rear of a vehicle to inform the operator of another car following the one on which the signal is carried of the movements and diiiections which the leading car is about to ta e.

It is one of the objects of the present in vention to'provide a signal of this character which is easily andc'heaply manufactured,

and to provide a signal which, has fewest possible. parts to get outofiworking order.

A. further object'of the present invention} is to provide a device of the above stated }'character which is readily attachable to any make car, thus providing a signal which is practically universal in its application.

A further object of the invention is toprovide a signal in which a single light and circuit is employed, the operating. parts of the signal being purely mechanical. Referring to the drawings; Figure 1 is aview inelevat-ion of the signal. box showing the shutters in the open position; Fig. 2 is a view similar. to Fig.1 1,. showing the front plate ofthe box'remo'ved; Fig. 3 is fa horizontalsectional view of the box, and

' are required to carry.

.Fig; 4.- is'fa vertical sectional view thereof.

- Referring more particularly tothe drawings, the invention consists of a box 1, the front wallof which i s-"formed of transparent material such as glass, and is suitably divided into a plurality of spaces 2 3, 4, 5 and 6.

The space 2 carries the designatingcharacter L meaning left; the spaces carriesthe designating character R meaning right; the space 3'carries the designating character S meaning stop'; the space 5 carries the designating character B meaning back/and the space 6 is provided-with red glass or plain glass colored red tov provide a danger or rear light signalsuch as all automobiles Pivotally carried by the box structure 1 1 are 'a-plurality ofdoors 7,8, 9 and 10, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .Tanuaryfi, 1915.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916. Serial H0179. v door 7 conforming in shape tothe space 2,

the door 8 conforming in shape to the space 3, the door 9 conforming in shape, to the space 4, and the door 10 conforming in centrally of said reflector-is an incandescent light 14 which is seated in the socket member 15, which in turn is secured to the rear wall of thebox by means of the threaded.

bolt 16 and nuts '17.

. Around the squared portion 22 of the bolt 16 on each of its four sides are mounted drums 18, 19, 20 and 21 these drums being in Fig. 2.

Passing around the aforementioned drum 12 of, the door or shutter 7 is a cable '24, :which cable passes. around the center drum 19 and to th'erear of the box where it passes out ofthe same, and is suitably secured to j the steering mechanism of the machine in a manner not shownyf' y Passing around thedru-m 12 of the 'door or shutter 8 is a cable'25 'which'in turn passes around the central druin QO, and then out throughthe' rear wallof the box, this cable being connected to the clutch lover of the machine not shown herein.

The cable 26 passes around the .drum 12 of the door 9, and from thence it passes around the central drum 21 and out through the rear wall of the box to afpoin't where it also is secured to the steering mechanism.

Passing'a'round the drum 12'of the door or shutter 10 is a cable 27 which passes around the. central drum 18, and. out through the rear wall of the box to a point where it is attached to the brake lever in any suitable manner.

The outer face of the rearv wall of the box is provided with asuitable bracket 30 having eyes 31 by which the device tached to a machine.

One side of the box is provided with a slot 29 and the reflector 23 1s provided with may be ata slot "28 in alinement therewith to provide revolubl y mounted onthe pins 23 shown in the clutch lever, the cable slackens when the door 8 under the influence of the spring hinge 11 closes thus closing the space 3 and leaving the box dark except for the red light 6. The operator-now desiring to turn thecarto the right, turns the steering gear in the proper direction which takes up on the cable 26 thus opening the door or shutter-Q and displaying the designating character it and indicating that the car is going to turn to the right. When the car is to be turned to the left, the steering mechanism is operated in the opposite direction, thus giving Slack to the cable 26 and taking up on the cable 24-, permitting the door or shutter 9 to close under the infliience of the spring hinge,

and opening the door or shutter 7 to display the designating character L indicating that the car is to be turned to the left. the steering gear is again restored to the neutral position where the car is moving in a straightforward direction, all of the doors will close leavingonly the red light 6 show %he cable 27 as above stated leads to the lever which controlsthe reversing mecha nism, and it will be se'enthat upon operation of the reversing mechanism, the cableZZ will cause the door 10 'to swing to open position thus displaying the designating character L indicating that the operator is going to drive the machine in the rearward direction. As soon as the reversing mechanism is released. or thrown out, "the cable 27 slackens and the door or shutter 10 is closed under the influence of its spring hinge 11.

From thecforegoing it will be seen that the present invention not only provides a direction indicator. which is readily attached to any well known car, but one which is positive and reliable iii its operation, and which requires no attention on the part of the op erator or" the car. T

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, and desire to protect-by Letters Patent is:

A direction indicator for motor vehicles including a lamp box, having its face divided into an upper, lower and central desig hating sections, and. end designating sections,

s hinged door for the-upper, lower and end designating sections, a shaitfor each door,

a spring operated drum rigidly secured on each shaft, a. central lamp supportingpost', a shaft supported on each side of the lamp post, eachotthe shafts extending at right angles to the lamp supporting post and sup-* porting a drum, a flexible member extending over each of the pulleys supported by p the lamp post, the ends .of the flexible members being Wound on the drums of the doors, and a reflector positioned behind the lamp for reflecting light to all of the designating sections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signatilre in-presenoe of two witnesses.

JOSE sartonna JUAREZ. Witnesses ALoNso Manrsoan Y PINA. Tnos. G. Lewi 

